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Windows 10/8 File Explorer includes the Quick Access Toolbar (QAT) below the Ribbon panel. It allows user or the application to add a set of Commands into the small toolbar by clicking drop-down menu arrow to choose the option. To customize that, I added the properties button to the QAT but it just shows like > as an expandable menu. Then I right-click on Properties from this menu to add it to the QAT. Immediately the File Explorer crashes and its button setting is corrupted. How can I resolve the problem? Continue reading →

With Server Message Block (SMB) protocol, you are able to easily share files, folder, printers, and communicate this information between computers in a networked environment. However, the recent cyber attack of the WannaCrypt or WannaCry ransomware uses the ETERNALBLUE tool to exploit the vulnerability in the SMB service to spread and propagate. If you want to prevent virus from from spreading for security reason or don’t need the service or , try the methods to turn off SMB on Surface Pro tablet or Windows 10/8 machine. Continue reading →

Windows 10/8 use the UEFI fast boot method to prevent operating system from getting any keystrokes, so you are not allowed to press F8 key to get into safe mode. By default many people do that through the Setting app to troubleshoot any problem regarding the drivers and others. However, it requires to log in system, while those methods below also let you boot into SAFE MODE quickly. Continue reading →

When I open Start menu and try to shut down my Surface Pro tablet or other Windows 10 computer, the system always run into slowing process and sometimes displays the error message “Task host window is stopping background tasks (\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\Automatic App Update)”. But there is no any open app and programs so I have to hold down the power button to force shutting down. Any way to prevent this from happening or speed it up? Continue reading →

My Win7 computer is on a domain and has mounted a mixture of DFS drives and the shared network drives to drive letters by Group Policy Preferences and that worked fine. After I upgrade it to Windows 10 and leave File Explorer showing the mapped Drives for a few minutes of inactivity, it will close by itself for no apparent reason. I have to have to re-open explorer and navigate to the folder and could not figure out how to resolve the problem. Continue reading →

Windows 7 Professional has XP Mode function to run 16-bit simulation programs or games, but you will face the problem to deal with that after upgraded your tablet or computer to the new os. Windows 10 or 8.1/8 doesn’t support the Windows Virtual PC with Windows XP Mode by default and those software also won’t run in 64-bit environment. To resolve that, you could try the tutorial to use Hyper-V and other tools to create a XP virtual machine for testing something. Continue reading →

As a Music lover and audiophile, I used the hd vdeck software on my Windows 7 computer. Now I have to turn my sound way up because it is not working after upgraded to Windows 10 Pro, so I am looking for a system-wide Sound equalizer to lower the lows or raise the highs with YouTube video and Spotify music. How can I resolve the problem? Continue reading →

Windows 8 has the Microsoft Solitaire Collection for you to play the amazing evolution of classic card game with different challenges. After upgraded my Surface Pro 3 to Windows 10, the noise always came while I was playing those small games. How can I turn off the annoying sounds completely on my tablet? Continue reading →

As a built-in tool like Apple Time Machine in Mac OS X, File History backs up Favorites, Contacts, Desktop items and etc, as well as allows you to recover files which you have deleted by mistake, or restore a modified document to an earlier version in Windows 10 and 8.1. However, configuring File History setting must require a second disk (a microSD card or a second HDD) or a network location like home server or NAS. Is there any way to use it store those files on a single drive? Continue reading →

I use my Seagate 1TB SATA3 Desktop Drive to copy files normally using explorer in Windows 10 Pro. It is recognized as the presence of a USB 3.0 controller and the USB 3 ports works correctly, but an initial transfer rate of approximately 100Mb/s keep droping down to about 25 Mb/s. How can I resolve the problem? Continue reading →